Ten on Tuesday: Chick Flicks

I’m sure what exactly defines a “chick flick”, despite Wikipedia’s best attempts. Most “chick flicks” are deliberately marketed to women and focus on stories of romantic love. This site attempts to crowdsource whether or not a film meets the definition of “chick flick”. I’ve seen seven of the top ten.

If you’ve ever glimpsed my Netflix queue, you’ll know that I don’t really watch chick flicks. Or funny movies. Or really anything other than gritty crime dramas, despite the fact that our queue is full of (very aspirational) Criterion editions and foreign films. That said, sometimes I just want to feel good – or cry – and not think for 90 minutes.

Strictly Ballroom – Love the movie, love the soundtrack, love that “Pam Short’s broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with you.”

Beaches – If you were an adolescent girl in the early 90s and didn’t sob over this at least once, well, I’m not sure what to say.

10 Things I Hate About You – In college I had this roommate for whom time seemed to have stopped in 1995. Most of the movies that she watched could’ve been described as “chick flicks.” This is one of the few that I actually enjoyed watching with her.

Great blog post, it is really hard to work out if a film is going to be predominately enjoyed by guys or girls! As a guy, I really enjoyed both Garden State and Amélie! One of the reasons I created http://mypickflick.com was to try and help finding movies that my Girlfriend and I will both enjoy… Or how ‘much’ we owe each other. If I make her watch ‘Fight Club’, and she doesn’t like it, I am going to have to let her choose next time round.